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Vocab 18.4
Terms for chapter 18 section 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biogeochemical cycle | the circulation of substances through living organisms from or to the environment |
| groundwater | the water that is beneath the Earth's surface |
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans |
| transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms |
| carbon cycle | the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment to the living things and back |
| nitrogen cycle | the process in which nitrogen circulates among the air, soil, water, plants, and animals in an ecosystem |
| nitrogen fixation | the process by which gaseous nitrogen is converted into nitrates, compounds that organisms can use to make amino acids and other nitrogen-containing organic molecules |
| nitrogen-fixing bacteria | a bacteria that converts atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia |
| ammonification | the formation of ammonia compounds in the soil by the action of bacteria on decaying matter |
| nitrification | the process by which nitrites and nitrates are produced by bacteria in the soil |
| denitrification | the liberation nitrogen from nitrogen-conatining compounds by bacteria in the soil |
| phosphorus cycle | the cyclic movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment |
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